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Restructure Nigeria, turn six zones into federating units, Gani Adams charges Tinubu

•recommends Abuja as Governing Centre

The Generalissimo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, on Friday expressed disappointment that despite President Bola Ahmed Tinubu being an apostle of federalism, the country has not moved forward.

Iba Gani Adams who stated this while speaking with journalists during the 10th World Congress of Oodua Progressive Union, OPU, in Osogbo, Osun state, therefore agitated for restructuring without wasting time.

He remarked, “already we have six zones. Turn those zones into federating units, and let Abuja be a Governing Centre for the country. All the zones should be called regions or provinces. The province will then have state and local government areas. We need four structures of governance.”

“All the four structures will have their policing structures. With that, Nigeria will move forward. That is our suggestion in the Oodua Progressive Union and Oodua People’s Congress. When we continue to keep quiet, the President may not know what is going on.

“And those regular politicians may not tell him the truth. But we, as opinion leaders, will tell him the truth. He is our brother. This was what we said when President Goodluck Jonathan was in office, we said it when President Umaru Ya’ardua was in office.”

He however maintained that the only way to resolve insecurity issues in Nigeria is for the federal government to embrace true federalism, affirming that no genuine economic development could be achieved if the federal government fails to restructure the imbalance in the country.

“We know President Bola Tinubu as an apostle of federalism, hence, should not jettison the idea now that he is leading the country.

“As one of the country’s opinion leaders, we must remind President Bola Tinubu about the need to restructure. He should remember when he was a Governor of Lagos State, he was an apostle of federalism.

“We learn a lot from him about the benefits of true federalism as a governor. Since then, the issues remain, and Nigeria has not moved forward.

“We have used a lot of economic policies that do not work in Nigeria. We have used a lot of security strategies in Nigeria that have failed. We brought Okonjo-Iweala, but we couldn’t move forward. We brought a sound-minded Sanusi Lamido to run CBN, but he could not resolve the problem.

“We have brought a lot of Nigerians from abroad to solve our problem but all efforts so far failed. We have had a lot of Inspector General of Police, yet we do not have a good security network.

“In terms of infrastructure, we have had several good Ministers of Works and Housing, yet we could not get good policies to solve the challenges. How can we move forward? As a citizen, we have to proffer solutions and remind those in government that they are there to solve problems. How do they solve the problem? They have to restructure Nigeria,”he added.

pocohantas:
Your ex-wife is taking care of the kids while you are busy trying to disvirgin your new girlfriend, yet you are still pained?

Why are the kids with her 247?
Did she stop you from coparenting?

If women can cook, submit and stay with cheating husbands for the sake of their kids. I don't see why this lesser scenario is hard for men to do. For a gender that doesn't benefit from marriage, this is an ideal arrangement if you ask me.

Focus on the kids.

‘No gree for anybody’ slogan can plunge Nigeria into crisis, police warn

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) have warned that the ‘no gree for anybody’ slogan being used by youths can lead to crises in the country.

The ‘no gree for anybody’ catchphrase has attained virality status in the Nigerian social media space and on the streets.

It has also been jocularly adopted by the zeitgeist as the nationwide motto for 2024.

The catchphrase loosely means ‘do not tolerate any form of nonsense from anybody’ or ‘do not allow yourself to be bullied by anyone’.

During a press briefing on Tuesday in Abuja, Muyiwa Adejobi, force spokesperson, said intelligence reports show that the catchphrase is capable of plunging Nigeria into a crisis of monumental proportions.

Adejobi said although the catchphrase is being seen as “normal talk”, those in the security community view it as a “dangerous” slogan.

“The new slogan for 2024 for young people is ‘no dey gree for anybody’,” Adejobi said.

“We have been informed from our intelligence that this is coming from the retributionary sector that might likely cause problems across the country.

“No dey gree for anybody is being seen as just normal talk. In the security community, we have seen it as a very dangerous slogan that can trigger crises.”

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, on Tuesday visited the embattled former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in Kuje Prison, Abuja.

The monarch joined the list of influential Nigerians seeking the release of the former apex bank chief, who is behind bars for his inability to meet his N300 million bail condition.

The Ooni was at the prison twice to visit Emefiele, Politics Nigeria gathered. The first time was in the early afternoon. He left after and returned four hours later to continue with his discussions with him. The monarch had very lengthy meetings with Emefiele.

Emefiele was last month arraigned on a six-count charge bordering on procurement fraud by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). He was accused of using his position to confer a corrupt advantage on Sa’adatu Yaro, a staff of CBN, by awarding a contract for the procurement of 43 vehicles worth N1.2 billion between 2018 and 2020.

Prior to his arrest and arraignment by the EFCC, Emefiele had been in the custody of the Department of State Security (DSS) for over four months. However, when the DSS released him, he got rearrested by the EFCC.

Emefiele had pleaded not guilty to the amended charges and was later granted bail in the sum of N300 million as well as two sureties in like sum, both of which must have certificates of occupancy and titles of properties within the Maitama district in Abuja.

He was also mandated to deposit all his travel documents with the Registrar of the Court with a warning to remain within the Abuja Municipal Council.

The former CBN governor was unable to meet the bail conditions and is remanded in Kuje Correctional Facility until 2024.

HeatSeeker:
No black man on the list? Na wa o!

1TrippleCee:
Mischevious. You are not serious

Fucklove:
Na small boys full this forum

madridguy:
R. I. P to her.

People should stop taken emergency situation to LUTH ... Go to LASUTH IKEJA instead... At least to a reasonable extent it's well equipped by Lagos government.

I can see people bashing Lagos State Government, LUTH is a federal hospital.

maasoap:
Haba! What do they need cash for? According to to Buhari, Emefiele and Zombiedients, we want to curb votes buying.

Dagger111:
All of una dey mad. Why was the part that the civilians pounded of the soldiers was omitted? In a saner clime, no citizens dare touch their soldiers but Nigerians did and they have paid for it. This story is this to suite the ears, no truth was told here.